Legal Opinion
Coulombe v. Salvation Army
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 15, 2002PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.
[¶ 1] Donald Coulombe appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superi- or Court (Kennebec County, Studstrwp, J.) in favor of The Salvation Army on its affirmative defense of charitable immunity. Coulombe contends that the court erred in concluding that The Salvation Army is an organization entitled to charitable immunity and did not waive its immunity by maintaining liability insurance. We disagree and affirm the summary, judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] Michael Coulombe, a resident in a building owned by The Salvation Army, fell down an elevator shaft and suffered fatal injuries. Donald…
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